Hemming Robeson was the Vicar of Tewkesbury 1877-92. During his incumbency the great restoration of the Abbey started in 1875, was completed, and the Abbey House, the Gateway and a number of adjoining buildings were bought back for the Church. He was a founder of the Tewkesbury High School for Girls, the building now occupied [...]
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The Robeson Cenotaph
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2016
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The Chapel of St Edmund – Tewkesbury Abbey
Saint Edmund (841 – 69) was brought up as a Christian, and became King of the East Angles in about AD 865.
In 869 – 70. The Great Army of Vikings, under Ingwar, invaded East Anglia. Edmund led his army against them, but was defeated and captured. He refused to deny his Christian faith or rule [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 2016
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
Desiderius Erasmus
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 13th 2016
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Our Lady Queen of Peace
This statue, by Anthony Robinson, speaks of Mary in her sorrow and triumph. Mary, who stood at the foot of the cross, knew the depth of sorrow. Mary, whose son Jesus Christ rose from the dead, can today teach us of grief transformed to joy – of light after darkness.
The statue faces the site of [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 12th 2016
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Tewkesbury Abbey – The Nave
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 10th 2016
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Tewkesbury Abbey
Although the Abbey was founded in 1087 by nobleman Robert FitzHamon, building of the present Abbey did not start until 1102. Built to house Benedictine monks, the Norman Abbey was near completion when consecrated in 1121.
Embellishments to the long nave roof and the apsidal chancel were made in the first half of the 14th century [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2016
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Gloucester Cathedral – Cloister Lavatorium
The lavatorium (‘washing place’) in the north walk of the cloister is decorated with a delightful small-scale fan vault. The trough with its drainage holes would have been lead-lined, and on the shelf behind there would have been lead tanks with taps at the front. The lavatorium was used for hand-washing before meals. The whole [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 7th 2016
